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Steinberg / Vilstalstausee kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Germany · Bavière

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 400 m 48.57 | 12.58

Overview

The Steinberg on the Vilstalstausee is a kitesurfing spot located on a reservoir lake in Lower Bavaria. This body of water offers calm flat water sailing conditions. West and southwest winds are dominant. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders and offers a pleasant rural setting.
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Spot forecast for Steinberg / Vilstalstausee

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:11

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Steinberg / Vilstalstausee: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

84h

in June · 14 rideable days

The season runs from May to July, peaking in June: 13 rideable days a month and 84 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 11 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 9 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days14 d J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 7.5 rideable days A September: 8.5 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 11 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 8 rideable days M April: 9 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days14 d J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 7.5 rideable days A September: 8.5 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is September, with 127 mm.

Monthly averages: Steinberg / Vilstalstausee
Monthly averages — Steinberg / Vilstalstausee — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.0 86 h 3 °C 82 mm
February 8.5 71 h 7 °C 38 mm
March 8.0 63 h 12 °C 39 mm
April 9.0 81 h 16 °C 35 mm
May 11.5 84 h 19 °C 83 mm
June 14.0 84 h 24 °C 76 mm
July 12.5 71 h 24 °C 114 mm
August 7.5 46 h 25 °C 121 mm
September 8.5 69 h 19 °C 127 mm
October 9.0 67 h 13 °C 53 mm
November 6.0 46 h 6 °C 63 mm
December 4.5 36 h 3 °C 41 mm

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Technical details of Steinberg / Vilstalstausee spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WNW, NW.

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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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